Upon entering the manor, Wu Yu was led to his room by the manor's servants.
Most of the servants in the manor were actually arranged by the Versailles Empire to take care of the delegation's food and lodging. After all, Phillis couldn't bring the cooks with him. It wasn't that there wasn't enough manpower, but rather what the Versailles Empire would think.
Can't a huge empire afford to support sixty people? Are you looking down on our country?
Although he felt it was somewhat inappropriate, Wu Yu still had no choice but to let these outsiders stay by his side.
The room Wu Yu stayed in was also carefully chosen; it was placed right next to Phillis's room so that he could protect him in the shortest possible time.
As for the furnishings, there were many things that Wu Yu wouldn't appreciate, but which looked very expensive. He could probably steal just one of them and sell it for enough to live on for the rest of his life.
Unfortunately, Wu Yu cannot touch these things for the time being. It's not that he's afraid of trouble if he takes them; a strong person like him would be happy to use material possessions to curry favor with nobles. The key issue is that if they keep coming to flatter him, Wu Yu won't have time to entertain them.
So Wu Yu didn't pay any more attention and went straight to the bedside, lay down on it, and rested while thinking about the next arrangements.
The most critical problem now is that Wu Yu doesn't know what he should do.
Philliss called him over to be his bodyguard, but didn't say who the enemy was.
In the best-case scenario, Philliss gets married here and returns home smoothly without any incidents along the way, so Wu Yu can treat this trip as a publicly funded vacation.
But such a good thing can only be dreamed of.
Wu Yu still doesn't understand how deep the waters of this other world really are.
Putting aside the matter of Philliss, Wu Yu felt a chill just hearing the name of the Dark Church, the state religion of the Versailles Empire.
Since the God of Light intends to descend to earth, the God of Darkness, as the opposing force, has no reason not to cause trouble.
If they were to use this opportunity to launch a divine intervention, Wu Yu wouldn't be able to handle it. At least Wu Yu had never heard of the Dark Church holding a pre-battle welfare event like the Holy Light Festival.
As for Philliss's trip to the Versailles Empire, it wasn't just to get married. She came to seek assistance so that she could reclaim the power that belonged to the emperor after returning home.
Wu Yu didn't know anything about Duke Oliver's intelligence, whom he hadn't met yet, but he certainly wasn't stupid enough to stay in the Ultra Empire and wait for Phillis to return and seize power.
Even the Versailles Empire, which could barely be considered a friend, was not trustworthy to Wu Yu. There is no such thing as friendship between nations; there is only naked self-interest.
In the past, when everyone's strength was roughly equal, we could sit down at the negotiating table and talk about a win-win situation. Now, your entire country only has one royal bloodline left. I only need to create an accidental casualty, and the leaderless Ultra Empire will inevitably fall into internal strife. Once its national strength is almost exhausted, I will then march south and swallow it up in one fell swoop. Isn't it great to be the winner and take all?
With such a high-return option before him, Wu Yu couldn't help but suspect that the Versailles Empire might be tempted.
Therefore, Wu Yu felt that there were three forces he needed to be wary of at the moment.
Duke Oliver's men will definitely come to stop the wedding, but Philliss will not be in mortal danger, because Oliver has plenty of opportunities to kill people in the Ultra Empire.
There is a high probability that the assassination is orchestrated by the Versailles Empire, but the Versailles Empire certainly won't make it public. Therefore, this should be a clash between elite forces, and there are ways to avoid it.
There is also a very small chance of the Dark God descending, which cannot be stopped, but can be detected in advance. In that case, running away with Phillis is the only option.
As for the Apocalypse Society, the Outer Gods Alliance, and the Guardians, it's best to just pretend they don't exist. Otherwise, it will only cause unnecessary trouble. These three are simply too powerful. No matter what they are plotting, Wu Yu cannot stop them.
Back in the capital, the Outer God Alliance dispatched six eighth-tier epics, a force surpassing even the two great empires. If these three powers hadn't been mutually restraining, Wu Yu probably wouldn't have had a chance against those human kingdoms; they could have easily ruled the world.
Wu Yu didn't know what Phillis was thinking, and what he needed to do at the moment was to figure out what kind of attitude the Versailles Empire held towards Phillis while maintaining a deterrent force.
As for the breakthrough point, thanks to the Ultra Empire's decent intelligence capabilities, Wu Yu had already chosen a target in advance.
Wu Yu hadn't expected that his meeting with his target would happen so soon.
Just as Wu Yu was lying in bed waiting for dinner, an uninvited guest arrived at the manor.
"Knock, knock, knock." A knocking sound came from Wu Yu's door. Hearing the arrhythmic and grating sound, Wu Yu knew that the person who came in had a bad temper.
Upon opening the door, Wu Yu saw Maper, whom he didn't get along with. He asked, "What's the matter?"
“His Majesty’s fiancé has come knocking,” Maper said angrily.
It seems this resentment isn't just directed at herself; this guy is very dissatisfied with his so-called fiancé. Is it because he's anxious about knowing Phillis's predicament but being unable to help?
"Understood." Wu Yu didn't have time to become a counselor to help her relieve her dissatisfaction. After understanding the situation, Wu Yu walked directly past Maper and headed outside.
Upon arriving in the hall, Wu Yu also saw Phillis's so-called fiancé.
His fair and smooth face revealed a sharp and aloof demeanor; his deep and bright eyes shone with a captivating luster; his thick eyebrows and high nose all proclaimed that he was a prince from a fairy tale.
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